Hunter of the Perished World

Heading to the alley end, the boy sitting in the same posture as yesterday on top of a steel box is gazing quietly at the camp. Leona steps aside to point to Gene.

“What did I tell you yesterday? I brought it.”

“Are you a hunter? ”

“For now. ”

The children around him were staring at the adults with hostile expressions, whether they were uncomfortable or awkward. But it was literally the boss's decision, so they had no right to say anything.

The boy tilts his head sideways, clutching his chin in his clasped hands, and looks at Gin.

‘I think I've seen dozens of Noir movies somewhere. ’

Leona bites Gindo Ziggy's lips as if she were frightened. The boy imitated the pose and atmosphere that did not match, so it was even more amusing.

“Are you sure you're up to it? I heard there's a lot of fake hunters out there. ”

“Hmm…. Can I show you something? ”

Whoo-hoo!

Gene pulled out the sniper rifle NTW20 from the vacant lot, and the children were furious at the size of the overwhelming firearm.

“Whoa! No, it's magic! ”

Some of the children were startled and screamed without my knowledge. Boss, Truman glanced at the boy screaming and covered his mouth with contempt. I was acting like a child in a serious atmosphere, so I thought I would be in trouble later.

“It's too big. It's more like a toy. But that strange technology is" real. "All right. Let's trust your skills. ”

The boy was not surprised at all to see his hands put into the void and take things out. The various idiotic parts of the boy were as real as the calmness. Gene put in a sniper rifle, and the children stared at the scene as if distracted.

“Truman, heir to the Skull family. ”

“Jean, you're a hunter. Take good care of him.”

The boy didn't ask for a handshake. He just nodded.

“Let me get this straight. ”

“What is it?”

“The compensation is 1000 chips. ”

“Fair enough.”

It was an enormous amount that could not be received through a messy quest.

“I want you to decide whether or not to take it. Isn't this kind of remuneration worth taking care of? ”

“The client doesn't know much about the hunter's period. ”

Gene added, sharply refusing.

“Hunters don't work that way. After hearing the repayment and content, whether or not to take responsibility is next. ”

“ ……. ”

“Gamblers do what gamblers do when they hear about repairs. ”

As you can see, you're a hunter, and a hunter doesn't take care of things because he's obsessed with repairs. Truman nods, convincing.

“But this is a very troublesome matter to tell outsiders. I understand that this is the special nature of the quest... ”

“Isn't that the kind of quest you get to kill Slater Leader after all? ”

“Oh, how! ”

Truian opened his eyes wide as if he couldn't keep his cool this time. And surprisingly, he proved Gin's assumptions were correct, so Truman frowned and bit his lips.

“If you want to rebuild your family, you'll have to get rid of the group, and you won't be able to ask me to kill them all if you want to stir up chaos." ”

“ ……. ”

Maybe it's because I've read it all inside. Truman's face is red.

“Good, now that you mention it, there's nothing I can do. The quest is to kill the Group's Administrator. 1,000 chips for the price, will you accept? ”

Hunters don't just hunt monsters. Hunters do whatever it takes to make repairs, just like they did at Fortress with the Slater Elimination quest. Even in this case, some hunters will happily nod for a large remuneration.

“Wait, the death of the magistrate here doesn't mean the city gets you back, it's the guards. ”

Leona asks, "What's the point," and Truman frowns at the displeasure of his decision.

“Do you understand that we have built a temporary system of harmony for the grand finale? ”

“What are you saying?”

Leona tilts her head, not understanding the boy's words.

“When a hunter kills a group of administrators, we take the chaos out and slater the rest of the filthy slater and make Shane ours again. ”

Leona glances around as if she's a little frozen by Truman's sensible words.

“With this number? ”

It's about 20, but that's it. Slater Garrison, on the other hand, has more than a hundred men.

“They don't know Shane's geography, so we have plenty of odds in guerrilla warfare. ”

Having the topographical advantages means you can win big enough.

“What is the great harmony? ”

It was Jean's question.

“I've decided to join the other two gangs. I think we should cooperate for a while to defeat a large enemy. ”

“Wow, this is a historic moment. ”

Gene nods, patting his chin in admiration. This means that three rebellious gangs have created dramatic harmonies during a group invasion.

Of course, Leona was the only one here who knew it was a sarcastic attitude.

“You can bend any pride you want to restore a trampled honor. ”

Truman mutters to himself with a bitter smile. Just as Truan was the successor to the Skull family, so were two other groups of successors. Adults were frightened of the group and conformed to reality, but the children were gathering like this and dreaming of rebuilding.

Although it was a striking behavior, what these children could actually do could have a rather cruel consequence to overcome.

“How are we going to get past the retaliation of the group that's coming after us? ”

When Jean asked, Truman smiled.

“At least I won't put down my weapon without resisting like last time. ”

“Do you think the group will only get the declaration of surrender like they did last time? ”

“No, you'll die. But you must die before you forsake your honor. Adults have dishonored themselves for the bread they're about to eat tomorrow. That's why I'm living like a pig, sucking the medicine I hid. I will purge the honor of those who put down their weapons when this place becomes gangland again. ”

The boy shook his head in a solemn atmosphere, even though he had said something very noble in Truman. And it was fueled by will.

The children were ashamed of the adults who surrendered without fighting. If this land were to be taken by the group again, they would still be fighting and dying. Jin forgets words in this spectacular atmosphere.

Instead, it was Leona who brought it up.

“Ugh... These bastards... ”

Leona mutters as if she's full. I tried to be patient when I got dizzy, but Leona was just about to open her lid.

“Excuse me?”

Suddenly, Truman looks at Leona, wondering if she has doubts about her ears.

Of course, Leona wasn't afraid.

“Hey, I didn't know you guys were selling drugs yesterday. ”

“I was a major source of income. ”

“You said you locked up junkies and cured them. You said you owe them money and enslaved them. ”

“ ……. ”

Truian frowns to see if it's blocked, and Leona grits her teeth and spits.

“That's a damn honor. ”

There was no one this time who didn't know that Leona was being sarcastic.

Leona has become incredibly disgusted by these kids' alleyways.

“I don't know what honor you guys keep picking up, but if it comes down to you guys selling drugs and selling people and paying off debts, isn't that fucking useless? I don't think he's gonna give it to me. ”

At the end of Leona's sentence, the children's expressions deteriorated, as if they were rushing immediately. Gene was watching the situation, and he didn't stop Leona.

“That's harsh talk, trusting a hunter. My mistake in honoring someone who doesn't know what honor is.... ”

Of course, Leona was not patient enough to hear the boy's calm rebuttal.

“Think about what you've been eating before you start blabbering about honor. What's the honor in sucking other people's blood? Mosquitoes. We're supposed to be out of our minds, and now we're trying to kill people who don't care? ”

At the same time, the boy frowned badly as he hung up his horse and yelled at him.

“You're going to regret this, you think. ”

[nonsense response]

All the children around you take out one knife at a time, fearful of falling unwell. The children's eyes were filled with liveliness as if they were going to ache if they talked no more. Leona and Jean were surrounded in an instant, and Jean was still unresponsive.

“You have insulted Truan, the heir to the Skull family. ”

Regardless, Leona searches the bag she was wearing.

“Bitch, insults come at a price... ”

And all the children who saw what Leona had taken out, they thought about it, and they forgot what she had said.

Heave-ho!

“Well, talk some more. ”

Leona holds a loaded AKM in her hand.

“I thought you just said she was a girl. ”

It was the Assault Rifle that tipped him off about his belief in the hunter, and Leona watched the children stagger and retreat with their rifles ready to go at any moment.

“ ……. ”

“Tell me, you son of a bitch. ”

With the gun in front of him, Truman could no longer intimidate Leona.

Seeing Leona growling and the frightened children, Gene sighed deeply in the middle.

“Hah... ”

He took down twenty knives without firing a single shot.

A gun is sometimes strong, even if it hasn't been fired.

Gene took care of the situation because he couldn't let it go on for long.

“No more neurowarfare. You put the gun down. ”

“Tsk.”

At Gene's words, Leona gently lowers her gun, and as if it were a signal, the children drop their swords. Gene simply took the lead from Truman.

“Good. I apologize for what this boy said. ”

“ ……. ”

However, Truman couldn't even look away from Jean's apology. It was hard to accept the fact that they were overwhelmed by a gun.

The fact that a hunter was suppressed by the same child and the youngest girl hurt their pride even more.

“In conclusion, I will not accept the quest. Killing Slater Leader shouldn't be too difficult, but I think too many people are going to die if I help you. ”

“Was the hunter a puritanical and ethical tribe? ”

“No, but I want you to know I don't take orders to cause a severe death on purpose. ”

So in many ways, it meant I had to refuse the request.

“And this is my advice as an adult, not a hunter, but it's my favorite time to play. ”

“Play?”

Once again, I was insulted, and the twin eyes of Truman opened.

“Yes."

Jin warned Truman with a firm expression.

“Have you ever sold your own drugs? Have you ever run an organization where you kidnap junkies, beat them, lock them up, and blackmail them to get out of debt? Have you ever stabbed an enemy in a quarrel over their territory? Did you say stabbed?”

“ ……. ”

“You've never been a gangster. Then why do you think you're a gangster? So this is just a game. You're just imitating what you imagined when you were growing up. Real gangs are dirty, dirty, discreet. There's no honor in that. ”

“Bullshit.... ”

“The reason they insist on being honored is because they live with the most dishonorable things. So from time to time, it's the habit of gangsters like murderers and your parents. ”

At that point, Truman gripped his teeth. It was tragically true. The dirty parts of the tissue were only cut into pieces that didn't know and looked good. The children here are gangster families, and they have never lived as gangsters.

In addition, honorary things often create norms and rules that are not the same to justify themselves. That's why honor has always been used by dishonorable people.

You guys are just copycats because you look cool. Gene was probably more insulting to the kids than Leona.

“Impersonation is not the problem. But the moment you pull it out, it becomes a problem. So finish the game with a game. Before you regret it.”

Gene said with a bone in his horse, their faces stiffened. Gene takes a step back, and Leona walks down the alley behind him.

Leona never looks back.